STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The police presence appears subdued outside of Staten Island's 120th Precinct early Saturday morning, as workers build the stage for the rally portion of the "We Will Not Go Back" event.

No early-bird protestors have arrived yet. Small groups of NYPD Community Affairs officers, dressed in bright blue golf shirts, have gathered outside the precinct station house and the nearby Family Court building on Richmond Terrace.

Police have set up a media staging area across from the stage, and several news vans have lined Richmond Terrace.

At just after 10:10 a.m., the scene near the precinct is one of quiet anticipation.

Trash bags are hung on a fence along Richmond Terrace as part of the preparation for the "We Will Not Go Back" march and Rally. (Staten Island Advance/Bill Lyons)

The bulk of the NYPD's presence appears to be stationed along Edgewater Drive and Front Street between Clifton and Stapleton. Staten Island Railway commuters looking towards the water can see a massive gathering of uniformed officers.

That location is about a mile and a half away from the rally stage, but Front Street provides quick access if the NYPD summons those officers to the scene, and police have kept a corridor free on Richmond Terrace in front of the precinct for emergency vehicle traffic.